'Am I up North?': Travelodge reveals weird questions and requests from guests at its Manchester hotels

Travelodge has revealed some of the bizarre requests from guests at its Manchester hotels

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Am I up North?

Can I see the Arena stage from the hotel?

Can I borrow your socks?

These are just some of the weird requests staff have been asked by customers at Travelodge’s 11 Manchester hotels.

The hotel chain's teams receive more than 200,000 bizarre requests every year from some of its 17-million customers - and this city is no exception.

Staff have now revealed some of the oddest requests and questions from guests.

One guest at Salford Quays Travelodge asked staff: “Can I borrow an iPhone off someone? I need it to look a bit more savvy and professional.”

And another pet owner called ahead of their stay to ask if the hotel’s pet policy covered their ‘bald cat’.

Reception staff were also asked if they would kindly proof-read a 200-page report ahead of one guest’s afternoon meeting.

Also at Salford Quays, one guest approached staff to ask, “Do you know which is the biggest city? Manchester or Luton?”

Another problem-sleeper begged the question: “What’s the best method for sleeping? Being on your left side or keeping your eyes open for as long as possible?”

Others asked if Manchester counted as ‘up North’, if they could ‘borrow a pair of socks’ and if they could ‘see the Manchester Arena stage’ from their window.

Shakila Ahmed, Travelodge spokeswoman, admitted: "There are just some requests that we just can’t help with.

“Our annual bizarre requests audit of 513 hotels reveals over 200,000 unusual requests by our business and leisure customers, with some of the more unusual ones coming from our 11 hotels in Manchester.

“Our hotel teams will always try their best to accommodate customer requests but there are just some requests that we just can’t help with, such as changing the weather or counting the stars in the sky.”

But it seems Manchester may have been spared Travelodge’s zaniest guest - one customer asked Gatwick Airport Travelodge: “Does the plane pull up outside of the hotel or do you drive us to the plane in the morning for my flight to the Caribbean?”